In your opinion, does Naomi’s Road dehistoricize Naomi’s story and shift the focus from a collective Japanese Canadian experience to an individual child’s experience? Why or why not?

Critical Summary and Literary Analysis

Position yourself within the critical debate concerning the value of Naomi’s Road as a text for educating children about history. Be sure to answer both of the questions below:

In your opinion, does Naomi’s Road dehistoricize Naomi’s story and shift the focus from a collective Japanese Canadian experience to an individual child’s experience? Why or why not?

Do you think it’s true that most children need individualistic stories to relate to, or can they get equally engaged in stories about a community? Why or why not?

Incorporate references to Naomi’s Road, the article by Lefebvre, and at least two other critics

Assignment 1 Criteria

When you have completed this assignment, review your work to ensure it:

Summary

Shows excellent comprehension of the original text and is accurate, thoroughly reworded, and concise.

Essay

Develops a cohesive and logical argument with a strong thesis.

Engages meaningfully with the literary theory, criticism, or history presented in the module and uses it to elucidate Kogawa’s work (or vice-versa).

Demonstrates subtle understanding of content through appropriate linkage of detail to main idea.

Incorporates supportive textual evidence to back up claims.

Uses precisely worded and structurally varied sentences.

Carefully cites source material using in-text parenthetical citations and a Works Cited in the MLA style.